The Birmingham Genealogical Society was organized March 15, 1959. It was organized exclusively for educational and research purposes, and to foster preservation of genealogical and historical material. We are located in Jefferson County, Alabama, USA.

Joe Holley is a native of Walker County and retired after a lengthy career with the Alabama Department of Transportation. While in college, Mr. Holley took a history course on techniques of research including conducting oral histories. Because of longtime family involvement, he chose local industrial league baseball as the subject of his research project. He initially interviewed old timers who dated back to the turn of the 20th Century. In the intervening years, he has continued his research and has become an “expert” on the local industrial league teams and players.